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The dot above the letter "i" is called a "tittle"?
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Billy Crystal's childhood babysitter was the legendary Billie Holiday?
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The latest collection of terrific trivia from the bestselling author of "Why Eating Bogeys is Good For You" and double Blue Peter Best Book with Facts Award winner. The answers to these incredible questions will boggle your brain Can rocks have snot? Why do doughnuts have holes in the middle? Could a human child ever be raised by animals? What have hyenas got to laugh about? And why is it impossible to belch after blast-off?
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Did you know that 'Almost' is the longest word in the English language with all of its letters in alphabetical order? Or that 'Stewardesses' is the longest word you can type solely with your left hand? Or that fireflies aren't actually flies, they're beetles? From information about words and their uses, to useful lists of things you never knew had names, palindromes, famous lines from literature and film, bizarre test answers and more, The Weird World of Words is bursting with truly oddball facts about words and language - and will have you hooked from the very first page. Author...
Did you know that 'Almost' is the longest word in the English language with all of its letters in alphabetical order? Or that 'Stewardesses' is the lo...
